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EOT, or Embedded OpenType, fonts provide a way for you to spice up your websites using the same attractive and compelling fonts you can use in word processor documents. Website text that uses an embedded font looks the same in all Web browsers. There are online applications and utilities you can download and install on your computer that can convert TTF (TrueType) fonts into embeddable EOT fonts. Both TTF and EOT fonts were developed originally by Microsoft Corporation.

5. Use the "cd" command to navigate to the "ttf2eot-0.0.2-2" folder. For instance, if you extracted the ZIP file into your Download directory, type "cd My Documents/Downloads/ttf2eot-0.0.2-2" and press the "Enter" key.

6. Type "ttf2eot myttf.ttf myeot.eot" at the command prompt. Replace "myttf" with the name of the font you want to convert and replace "myeot" with a name for the new EOT font.

Online Version of Ttf2eot

1. Launch your Web browser. Visit the Sebastian Kippe website. Click the link for the "TTF-to-EOT converter.” This Web application provides a Web-based front end to the “ttf2eot” utility from Google.

2. Click the "Choose File" button. Use the file manager to locate the TrueType font file you want to convert. Click the font name with your mouse. Click the "Open" button.

4. Use your file manager to locate the ZIP file created by Font2Web. The file should have the name of the original TTF and a ".zip" file extension.

5. Select the file with your mouse. Right-click on the file and click the "Extract All" option. The folder created contains the new EOT font and an SVG and OTF version as well. In addition, there is a demo file that shows how to use your new EOT font in an actual Web page.

Tip

Both Google and RedHat have created and made available open-source TTF fonts you can download and use at no charge. Both companies give you permission to use and distribute them as you wish. In contrast, the fonts provided with your operating system or the programs you install may be copyrighted and tightly controlled by their developers. You may be violating the rights of the copyright holder whenever you use, alter, embed or distribute their fonts without their explicit permission.

Warning

Microsoft provides the WEFT, or Web Embedding Fonts Tool, for converting fonts from TTF to EOT format. You can download the utility from the company's website at no charge. Unfortunately, the last version of WEFT was released when most computers had Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 4 installed. Although the application will install on newer versions of Windows, it is buggy, crash-prone and no longer supported by Microsoft.

About the Author

Allen Bethea has written articles on programming, web design,operating systems and computer hardware since 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Science from UNC-Chapel Hill and AAS degrees in office technology, mechanical engineering/drafting and internet technology. Allen has extensive experience with desktop and system software for both Windows and Linux operating systems.